KR20180106583A - Care device and care system for the old and the infrim - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an aspect of the present invention, an elderly-and-infirm management device which can determine whether the elderly and the infirm are abnormal comprises: a GPS sensor for sensing a GPS signal; a bio-signal measurement sensor for measuring a bio-signal exposed through a skin; a communication unit for transmitting and receiving a communication packet through a near field communication network; and a processing unit for configuring GPS data capable of specifying a position from the GPS signal, and configuring bio-data from the bio-signal of the measurement sensor, and outputting the GPS data and the bio-data to a local management terminal through the near field communication network.

Description

[0001] CARE DEVICE AND CARE SYSTEM [0002]

The present invention relates to a device for managing aged persons and a system for managing aged persons, and more specifically, it is intended to identify the activity state and health state of the aged person, to identify the aged person's abnormality according to the identified state, And an elderly person management system for automatically informing the elderly persons of the elderly.

Lifespan is continuously increasing due to improved eating habits and advances in medical technology. As a result, the proportion of elderly people in the total population is gradually increasing. As the population ages, the number of elderly people who need protection, care, and treatment is increasing.

The number of elderly living alone living alone due to social, economic and cultural changes is increasing, and the proportion of elderly living alone among the elderly is expected to increase continuously. As the aging process continues, the prevalence of dementia in the elderly is on the rise.

The elderly living alone and demented elderly living alone are in need of continuous care and management, but the management is not enough. Although social workers and nursing homes are managing the elderly living alone or the elderly with dementia, many elderly people living alone and demented elderly people are neglected because of lack of management personnel.

Systems and devices for monitoring elderly people are known to some elderly people. The existing senior citizen management system includes a GPS module and a communication module so as to monitor the position of the aged person, and is configured to notify the location determined by the GPS module to a smartphone of a parent (guardian) such as a parent or a child.

The existing elderly care management system can easily grasp the position of the elderly, but there is a problem that the elderly can not grasp the activity state or health abnormality state in real time.

That is, there is a need for an elderly care management system and an elderly care management system that monitors not only the location but also the external emergency situations or health conditions that may be encountered by the elderly, and the emergency situation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an elderly person management device for discriminating an aged person, such as an elderly living alone or a demented elderly person, And an aged person management system.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a senior citizen management device and a senior citizen management system that can automatically notify an emergency situation generated to a designated manager when an emergency occurs according to a detected abnormality.

In addition, the present invention provides a senior citizen management device and a senior citizen management system, which enable a management device of a senior citizen to automatically receive a call from a designated terminal after a notification message according to an emergency occurs, And the like.

The present invention also provides a senior citizen management device and a senior citizen management system that can easily determine whether an emergency situation has occurred by using an automatic call reception function provided by a management device, thereby reducing unnecessary follow- .

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the invention, unless further departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It will be possible.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a senior management device includes a GPS sensor for sensing a GPS signal; A bio-signal measuring sensor for measuring a bio-signal exposed through the skin; A communication unit for transmitting and receiving a communication packet through a local area network; And a processing unit for composing GPS data capable of specifying a position from the GPS signal and for constructing biometric data from a bio-signal of the measurement sensor, wherein the processing unit transmits the GPS data and the biometric data through a local area network To the local management terminal.

In the above elderly care management device, the bio-signal measurement sensor is a heart-rate measurement sensor, and the processing unit determines a heart rate in a heartbeat bio-signal output from the heart-rate measurement sensor and transmits biometric data including a determined heart- .

And a wear sensor configured to recognize whether the elder care management device is worn by the elder care management device, wherein the processing unit constructs worn state data indicating whether or not the wearer wears the wearer from the signal from the wear sensor And transmits the GPS data, the biometric data, and the worn state data to the local management terminal through the communication unit. The GPS data, the biometric data, and the worn state data are periodically transmitted to the local management terminal through the communication unit.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a wrist-wearable elderly care device includes a GPS sensor for sensing a GPS signal; A bio-signal measuring sensor for measuring a bio-signal exposed through the skin; A communication unit for transmitting and receiving a wireless packet through a broadband communication network; A motion sensor capable of measuring a motion of the elderly care apparatus; A memory for storing normal body regions, predetermined position regions; And determining a location of the elder care management device from the GPS signal and determining whether a specified location is within the predetermined location areas, converting the bio signal into biometric data, determining whether biometric data is within a normal biometric range, An alarm indicating an emergency situation when the specified position is out of the predetermined position or the converted biometric data is out of the normal living range or a motion abnormality is detected, Message to a broadband communication network through the communication unit.

The above elderly person management device may further include: a microphone for receiving a voice signal; A speaker for outputting a voice signal; And an image sensing unit for capturing the exposed external image, wherein the processing unit is configured to transmit the voice and image data received via the microphone and the image sensing unit to the management server, To the management server.

The above-mentioned elderly care management device may further include a telephone number list including at least one telephone number for which dial-up is allowed, and the processing unit may include a telephone number dialed during a telephone call through the broad- When the telephone number list is included in the telephone number list, an automatic telephone call is established.

The above elderly person management device may further include: a microphone for receiving a voice signal; A speaker for outputting a voice signal; And an image sensing unit for capturing the exposed external image, wherein the processing unit is configured to transmit the voice and image data received via the microphone and the image sensing unit to the digital camera through a broadband communication network And outputs the voice data received from the telephone-connected device through the speaker.

The elderly care management system according to an aspect of the present invention includes the elderly care management device described above; And a local management terminal connected to the elderly management device via a local area network and capable of receiving GPS data and biometric data from the elderly management device, wherein the local management terminal comprises a normal living range of the elderly person wearing the elderly management device And predetermine location areas, determine whether the location of the device from the received GPS data is within the predetermined location areas, determine whether the biometric data is within the normal biometric range, An alarm message is generated and outputted to a broadband communication network.

In the above-described elderly person management system, when the local management terminal fails to receive a communication packet from the device for a designated time, the local management terminal generates an alarm message, outputs the alarm message through a broadband communication network, and outputs a warning signal through a display and a speaker.

And a management server connected to the local management terminal through a broadband communication network, wherein the management server receives the alarm message from the local management terminal and transmits the received alarm message to the local To the one or more terminals designated to the management terminal through the broadband communication network.

In the above-described elderly person management system, in order to set the normal living range of the elderly person wearing the elderly care management device, the local management terminal receives biometrics data from the device through the local area network a plurality of times, And determines a range including the determined reference biometric value as a normal biometric range.

The elderly care management system according to an aspect of the present invention includes the above-mentioned elder care management device.

In the above-described elderly person management system, when the elderly person management device determines a motion abnormality through the provided motion sensor, the elderly person management device transmits an alarm message according to motion abnormality to a contact set in a memory provided through a telephone call.

And a management server connected to the elderly management device via a broadband communication network, wherein the management server receives an alarm message from the elderly management device, and transmits the received alarm message to the aged person To the one or more terminals designated to the management device through the broadband communication network.

In the above-described elder people management system, the elderly care management device converts a plurality of living body signals measured through the living body signal measuring sensor into a plurality of living body data to set a normal living body range stored in the memory, Determines a reference biometric value from the biometric data, determines a range including the determined reference biometric value as a normal biometric range, and stores it in the memory.

The elderly care management device and the elderly care management system according to the present invention as described above have the effect of discriminating the activity state and the health state of the elderly such as the elderly living alone or the demented elderly person and discriminating the elderly person's abnormality according to the identified state .

In addition, the elderly care management device and the elderly care management system according to the present invention as described above have the effect of automatically notifying an emergency situation generated to a designated administrator when an emergency occurs according to the detected abnormality.

Also, according to the present invention, the elderly care management device and the elderly care management system according to the present invention automatically receive the management device of the aged person at the time of the telephone call from the terminal of the designated manager after the transmission of the notification message in response to the occurrence of the emergency, So that it can be informed through the Internet.

In addition, the elderly care device and the elderly care management system according to the present invention as described above can easily determine whether or not an emergency has occurred by using the automatic call receiving function provided by the management device, thereby reducing unnecessary follow- .

The effects obtained by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description will be.

1 is a diagram showing an example of a connection configuration between apparatuses constituted in the elderly person management system for the elderly persons management.
2 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary block diagram of a management device.
3 is a diagram illustrating another exemplary block diagram of a management device.
4 is a diagram showing an exemplary control flow for the elderly care.
5 is a diagram illustrating another exemplary control flow for the elderly care.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: It can be easily carried out. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram showing an example of a connection configuration between apparatuses constituted in the elderly person management system for the elderly persons management.

1, the elderly care management system includes at least one management device 100, a management server 300, and an alarm receiving terminal 400 used for managing the elderly person and further includes a local management terminal 200 according to a design example .

A particular example of a management device 100 (which may be referred to as a 'first type device' to refer to a management device of this type) is a local management terminal 200 via a local area network 600, It is possible to transmit and receive various data. Another example of the management device 100 (which may be referred to as a 'second type device' to refer to a management device of this type) is connected to the management server 300 or the like via the broadband communication network 500 Various data can be transmitted and received.

Briefly described with reference to FIG. 1, the management device 100 is a device for managing the elderly person to be managed. Elderly person refers to a person who needs continuous care by an elderly person, child, infant, disabled person, patient, etc. The management device 100 may be, for example, a wrist band type or a necklace type device as a device that can be carried, worn or attached to the body of the person to be managed.

The management device 100 is configured to closely contact the body of the management subject and to sense various bio-signals and to receive GPS signals. For example, the management device 100 may include a wrist band type device having a heart rate sensor and a GPS sensor 101 as a bio-signal measurement sensor 103 (see Fig. 2) It is configured to measure cardiac bio-signals from the wrist. The management device 100 may sense the GPS signal to determine the location of the elderly or the like.

The first type device 100 constructs biometric data from a bio-signal and constructs GPS data from the GPS signal. The first type device 100 generates biometric data and GPS data in a period designated by the local management terminal 200 connected through the local area network 600 Can be periodically transmitted.

The second type device 100 converts an in-vivo signal into biometric data and determines an occurrence of an emergency situation (abnormal situation) of the management target of the management device 100 by specifying a position from the GPS signal, and generates an alarm To the management server (300) and / or the alarm receiving terminal (400) via the broadband network (500).

The first type device 100 can be variously set and managed by the local management terminal 200 in a simple configuration and the second type device 100 can recognize various emergency situations directly without intervention of the local management terminal 200 So as to prevent unexpected accidents such as the elderly.

The management device 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The local management terminal 200 is connected to the first type device 100 through the local area network 600 and receives various data measured or sensed from the first type device 100. For example, the local management terminal 200 establishes a communication channel with the first type device 100 through the wireless local area network 600 and repeatedly transmits GPS data and biometric data .

The local management terminal 200 includes an application processor (AP), a nonvolatile memory, a communication chipset for connecting to the broadband communication network 500, a speaker, a display, and the like, (For example, a child, an elderly person, a person with a disability, a patient) using the first type device 100, and monitors and manages the state of the first person.

The local management terminal 200 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

The management server 300 is connected to the local management terminal 200 and / or the second type device 100 through the broadband communication network 500.

The management server 300 configures the elderly care DB in a hard disk or the like, and the elderly care DB includes a plurality of user entries. Each user entry includes an elderly person identifier, a senior citizen information, a senior management device type, a type of local management terminal identifier, a management device identifier, an alarm recipient identifier, an identifier of the alarm receiving terminals 400, .

The various identifiers and the predetermined position areas of each user entry may be set by an aged person's caregiver or the like and set using an alarm receiving terminal 400 such as a personal computer, smart phone or the like carried by a protector, for example.

The management server 300 is configured to interface with the management device 100, the local management terminal 200 and the alarm receiving terminal 400 using the user entry of the elderly management DB. More specifically, The identifier is data for identifying the elderly person to be managed. The elderly person identifier includes, for example, a name, a social security number, a social security number, an address, and the like.

The information on the elderly includes the age, medical history, and uniqueness of the elderly. The elderly care device type is data representing the type of the management device 100 worn and carried by the elderly person to be managed, for example, the first type or the second type.

The local management terminal identifier is data for identifying the local management terminal 200, for example, a MAC address, an IP address, a telephone number (portability) of the local management terminal 200, A login ID and / or a password used when logging into the management server 300 via the Internet. Depending on the type (second type) of the management device 100, this local management terminal identifier may be omitted from the entry.

The management device identifier is data for identifying the management device, for example, a MAC address, an IP address, a telephone number (portable), and the like. Depending on the type of the management device 100, the identifier of the management device 100 (the first type) may be omitted.

The alarm receiver identifier is data for identifying a person to receive an alarm message indicating occurrence of an emergency situation or the like in the event of an emergency situation to the elderly person as a management subject. The alarm receiver indicates, for example, a government office, a family, or a guardian, and the alarm receiver identifier includes, for example, a name (name), a resident number, an address, and the like.

The identifier of the alarm receiving terminals 400 is data for identifying the terminal used by the alarm receiver. There may be a plurality of alarm receiving terminals 400 and an identifier of the alarm receiving terminal 400 may be, for example, a MAC address, an IP address, a telephone number (portable), and the like.

Each of the prospective location areas represents a space area that is expected or permitted to be located by the elderly person to be managed. The prospective location area may be set via an alarm receiving terminal 400 such as a guardian's personal computer, smart phone or the like. The prospective location area can be represented by an address, a coordinate area (latitude) of latitude and longitude, etc., and indicates a specific space in which the elderly person is located, permitted or scheduled to be visited.

The normal living range indicates the normal range of the living body data determined from the living body signal measurement sensor 103 provided in the management device 100. [ If the biometric data corresponding to the biometric signal measured by the management device 100 is included in the normal biometric range, the elderly person can be regarded as having a normal biometric status at present. The normal living range may consist of a plurality of, for example, a normal range for blood pressure or a normal range for heart rate. The normal biometric range may be received via the management device 100 and stored in the entry.

The management server 300 receives the alarm message from the local management terminal 200 and / or the second type device 100 via the broadband communication network 500 and transmits the alarm message to the local management terminal 200 and / or the second type device 100 The alarm receiving terminal 400 corresponding to the alarm receiving terminal 400 is determined. For example, the management server 300 searches the user entry of the elderly person management DB using the identifier of the terminal or device that transmitted the alarm message. The alarm receiving terminal 400 extracts the identifiers of the alarm receiving terminals 400 from the retrieved user entry and transmits the alarm message to the alarm receiving terminal 400 through the broadband communication network 500 using the identifiers of the alarm receiving terminals 400.

The alarm receiving terminal 400 is a terminal that can receive and report an abnormal situation (emergency situation) from a senior citizen carrying the management device 100 and wearing it. The alarm receiving terminal 400 may be a personal computer, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a dedicated portable terminal installed in or carried by a fire station, a social welfare institution, a police station, a personal computer carried or usable by a guardian (family member) Smartphone, and the like.

The alarm receiving terminal 400 can receive an alarm message directly from the management server 300 or from the management device 100 (the second type device 100) and can display a display or a speaker equipped with the received alarm message So that the guardian can be notified of the occurrence of the emergency situation.

The broadband communication network 500 is connected to the local management terminal 200, the second type device 100, the alarm receiving terminal 400 and the management server 300 and transmits and receives various data through communication packets. The broadband communication network 500 includes an Internet network, a wireless mobile communication network provided by a mobile communication provider, and the like.

The local area network 600 is connected to the local management terminal 200, the first type device 100, and the like, and transmits / receives various data through communication packets. The local area network 600 may be a wireless local area network 600 and may be, for example, a network implemented with wireless local area communication technologies such as ZigBee, Bluetooth, WiFi, and the like.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary management device 100. FIG.

2 shows an exemplary hardware block diagram of a first type device 100. As shown in FIG. 2, the management device 100 includes a GPS sensor 101, at least one living body signal measurement sensor 103, a wear sensor 105, a motion sensor 107, an impact sensor 108, a communication unit 117, An antenna 119, a memory 115 and a processing unit 121. [ The first type of management device 100 may be a smart band that can be worn on the wrist, ankle, thigh, or a necklace that can hang on the neck.

The GPS sensor 101 senses GPS signals transmitted from the GPS satellites. The GPS sensor 101 may output GPS data including the sensed GPS signal, digital data corresponding to the GPS signal, or latitude and longitude data determined from various GPS signals to the processing unit 121. [

The at least one living body signal measurement sensor 103 measures a living body signal exposed through the skin of the wrist, ankle, thigh, neck, etc. and outputs the measured living body signal. For example, one bio-signal measurement sensor 103 may be a heart-rate measurement sensor capable of measuring the heart rate (number) of a wearer to be worn. Alternatively (or further), the bio-signal measuring sensor may be a blood pressure measuring sensor capable of measuring the blood pressure of the wearer.

The wear sensor 105 enables recognition of whether the management device 100 is worn or not. The wear sensor 105 is provided with a push switch protruding in the skin direction, for example, to detect the push of the push switch and output a push signal (for example, a 3.3V signal) or a temperature sensor And is configured to measure a temperature signal or to detect proximity by using a proximity sensor. As described above, the wear sensor 105 is configured to sense whether the management subject wears the management device 100 or not.

The motion sensor 107 can sense the movement of the management subject. The motion sensor 107 is, for example, an acceleration sensor. The acceleration sensor can output the measured acceleration signal to the supervisor and can recognize the emergency situation such as falling or falling through the acceleration signal.

The impact sensor 108 senses the impact of the management subject. The impact sensor 108 can output an impact signal indicating a range of the amount of impact, the amount of impact, or the arrival of the set amount of impact received by the person to be supervised by falling or falling.

The communication unit 117 transmits and receives wireless communication packets through the local area network 600. The communication unit 117 is configured to encode and decode a signal according to a designated wireless communication scheme by having a wireless communication chipset for performing a designated short-range wireless communication scheme (for example, ZigBee, Bluetooth, WiFi, etc.).

The antenna 119 is connected to the communication unit 117 to transmit a communication signal output from the communication unit 117 as a radio signal, and captures a radio signal to transmit the captured signal to the communication unit 117. The antenna 119 is designed to be suitable for the designated short-range wireless communication system.

Memory 115 includes volatile memory and / or non-volatile memory. The memory 115 includes at least a nonvolatile memory and the nonvolatile memory stores a monitoring program for monitoring the status of the user who is the management target in the management device 100. [

The processing unit 121 includes at least one execution unit for executing a command code of a program to load a monitoring program stored in the memory 115 and to execute a function assigned to the management device 100 .

The processing unit 121 may be, for example, a CPU, an MPU, a microcomputer, a processor, an application processor (AP), or the like. The processing unit 121 may be embedded within a particular chipset. The chipset may further include other blocks, and the chipset having the processing unit 121 incorporated therein may further include a memory 115, a communication unit 117, or other sensor.

The processing unit 121 loads the monitoring program of the memory 115 and constructs various data to be used for monitoring the management subject and transmits the data to the local management terminal 200 through the communication unit 117. [

The processing unit 121 constructs GPS data that can specify the position of the management device 100 from the GPS signal of the GPS sensor 101 and constructs biometric data from the biometric signal from each of the biometric signal measurement sensors 103 .

For example, the processing unit 121 determines the location of the management device 100 according to the distance from the various GPS satellites recognized through the GPS sensor 101. [ The processing unit 121 may specify from the GPS signal the latitude and longitude indicating the current location of the management device 100. [ The specified latitude and longitude data or data representing the specified latitude and longitude are included in the GPS data.

For example, the processing unit 121 constructs biometric data from the biometric signals output from the respective bio-signal measurement sensors 103. The processing unit 121 can determine the heart rate in the heartbeat bio-signal output from the heart rate measurement sensor and configure biometric data including the heart rate. The processing unit 121 can determine the blood pressure value from the blood pressure bio-signal output from the blood pressure measurement sensor and construct biometric data including the blood pressure value.

The processing unit 121 may configure the configured GPS data and the biometric data either in the wireless packet either individually or in accordance with a specified dispatch cycle (e.g., a cycle value stored in the memory 115, 1 minute, 30 minutes, etc.) To the local management terminal 200 connected to the local area network 600 through the communication unit 117 periodically.

Also, the processing unit 121 receives a signal from the wear sensor 105 to detect whether it is worn or not, and determines whether the management subject wears the present management device 100. [ The processing unit 121 constructs worn-out data indicating whether or not to wear the worn-out ward according to the judgment, and transmits the worn-out state data to the local management terminal 200 via the communication unit 117 as a wireless packet.

In addition, the processing unit 121 receives the motion signal from the motion sensor 107 and constructs the motion state data based on the received motion signal. The motion state data includes, for example, measured acceleration data.

In addition, the processing unit 121 may receive the impact signal from the impact sensor 108 and configure the impact condition data based on the received impact signal.

The GPS data, the biometric data, the movement state data, the impact state data, and / or the wear state data may be periodically transmitted to the local management terminal 200 via the communication unit 117 according to the designated transmission period.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating another exemplary block diagram of the management device 100. FIG.

FIG. 3 shows an exemplary hardware block diagram of a second type device 100. As shown in FIG. 3, the management device 100 includes a GPS sensor 101, at least one living body signal measurement sensor 103, a wear sensor 105, a motion sensor 107, an impact sensor 108, a microphone 109, An image sensing unit 113, a communication unit 117, an antenna 119, a memory 115 and a processing unit 121. [ The second type of management device 100 may be a smart band that can be worn on the wrist, ankle, thigh, or a necklace that can hang on the neck. The present management device 100 is preferably a smart watch that can be worn on the wrist.

The GPS sensor 101 senses GPS signals transmitted from the GPS satellites. The GPS sensor 101 may output GPS data including the sensed GPS signal, digital data corresponding to the GPS signal, or latitude and longitude data determined from various GPS signals to the processing unit 121. [

The at least one living body signal measurement sensor 103 measures a living body signal exposed through the skin of the wrist, ankle, thigh, neck, etc. and outputs the measured living body signal. For example, one bio-signal measurement sensor 103 may be a heart-rate measurement sensor capable of measuring the heart rate (number) of a wearer to be worn. Alternatively (or further), the bio-signal measuring sensor may be a blood pressure measuring sensor capable of measuring the blood pressure of the wearer.

The wear sensor 105 enables recognition of whether the management device 100 is worn or not. The wear sensor 105 is provided with a push switch protruding in the skin direction, for example, to detect the push of the push switch and output a push signal (for example, a 3.3V signal) or a temperature sensor And is configured to measure a temperature signal or to detect proximity by using a proximity sensor. As described above, the wear sensor 105 is configured to sense whether the management subject wears the management device 100 or not.

The motion sensor 107 can measure the movement of the management subject. The motion sensor 107 is, for example, an acceleration sensor. The acceleration sensor can output the measured acceleration signal to the supervisor and can recognize the emergency situation such as falling or falling through the acceleration signal.

The impact sensor 108 senses the impact of the management subject. The impact sensor 108 can output a signal indicating the amount of impact, the range of the amount of impact, or the arrival of the set amount of impact received by the management subject by falling or falling.

The microphone 109 receives a voice signal outside the management device 100. The microphone 109 includes a diaphragm or the like to convert the vibration into a corresponding electrical voice signal and output it.

The speaker 111 outputs a voice signal to the outside of the management device 100.

The image sensing unit 113 captures an exposed image outside the management device 100. The image sensing unit 113 includes a camera lens and a camera sensor (for example, a CCD or a CMOS sensor) to capture an image exposed through a camera lens through a camera sensor and output an image signal. The image sensing unit 113 is configured to capture a still image and / or a moving image.

The communication unit 117 transmits and receives wireless packets through the broadband communication network 500. For example, the communication unit 117 includes a wireless communication chipset for performing a wireless communication scheme (for example, Wi-Fi, a mobile communication technology scheme (CDMA, GSM, etc.)) and encodes a signal according to a designated wireless communication scheme Respectively.

The antenna 119 is connected to the communication unit 117 to transmit a communication signal output from the communication unit 117 as a radio signal, and captures a radio signal to transmit the captured signal to the communication unit 117. The antenna 119 is designed to be suitable for a designated broadband wireless communication system.

Memory 115 includes volatile memory and / or non-volatile memory. The memory 115 includes at least a nonvolatile memory and the nonvolatile memory stores a monitoring program for monitoring the status of a user (senior citizen) to be managed by the management device 100. [

The memory 115 stores various setting data to be used for monitoring the management subject. For example, the memory 115 stores one or more normal biometric ranges, predetermined location areas, an automatic incoming phone number list, and an outgoing contact list as its setting data.

Each normal living range represents the normal range of the living body data determined from the corresponding living-body-signal measurement sensor 103. The predefined location areas represent the area in which the management subject can be located and can be represented by coordinate space of address, latitude and longitude. The automatic forwarding telephone number list includes one or more telephone numbers, and each telephone number automatically indicates an incoming telephone number (portable). The outgoing contact list indicates a contact to which an alarm message or the like is to be transmitted when an emergency occurs or the like and each outgoing contact indicates a telephone number or an identifier of the alarm receiving terminal 400 or the management server 300 Address, mobile phone number, etc.).

The normal living range, the predetermined location areas, the automatic incoming phone number list, and the outgoing contact list can be received from the management server 300 and stored in the memory 115. The normal living range may be constituted by the living body data measurement by the management device 100. In this case, the normal living range is transmitted to the management server 300.

The processing unit 121 includes at least one execution unit for executing a command code of a program to load a monitoring program stored in the memory 115 and transmits the monitoring program to the management device 100 through a monitoring program and various setting data. As shown in FIG.

The processing unit 121 may be, for example, a CPU, an MPU, a microcomputer, a processor, an application processor (AP), or the like. The processing unit 121 may be embedded within a particular chipset. The chipset may further include other blocks, and the chipset having the processing unit 121 incorporated therein may further include a memory 115, a communication unit 117, or other sensor.

Looking at the main function performed in the processing unit 121, the processing unit 121 receives the GPS signal via the GPS sensor 101 and uses the GPS signal to specify the current position of the management device 100. [ For example, the processing unit 121 may repeatedly determine latitude and longitude data representing the current location of the management device 100 from the GPS signal in accordance with the reception event of the GPS signal.

The processing unit 121 determines whether the specified current position is within the predetermined position areas of the memory 115. [ For example, the processing unit 121 may determine that the specified latitude and longitude data is within the coordinate range of any one of the predetermined positional areas, and may determine that the managed subject is present in the specified positional area if the data is within the at least one predetermined positional range .

If so, the processing unit 121 configures an alarm message indicating an emergency and sends the configured alarm message to the originating contact of the originating contact list via the communication unit 117 via the broadband communication network 500 send. For example, the processing unit 121 may send an alarm message including the currently specified location (latitude and longitude) directly to the management server 300 and also to the designated specific alarm receiving terminal 400 (by phone call). In this process, the processing unit 121 may establish a communication channel (e.g., a telephone connection) with the management server 300 and the like.

In addition, the processing unit 121 receives the bio-signal through the bio-signal measurement sensor 103 and converts the bio-signal into the bio-data. For example, the processing unit 121 converts heartbeat bio-signals received from the heart rate sensor into heart rate data, which is biometric data, and converts the blood pressure bio-signals received from the blood pressure measurement sensor to blood pressure values. The processing unit 121 periodically receives biometric signals and converts them into biometric data in accordance with the set period.

The processing unit 121 determines whether the converted biometric data is within the corresponding normal biometric range. For example, the processing unit 121 determines whether the measured heart rate is a normal heart rate range for the caregiver and / or determines whether the measured blood pressure value is a normal blood pressure range for the caregiver.

If the measured biometric data deviates from the normal living range, the processing unit 121 constructs an alarm message indicating an emergency situation and transmits the configured alarm message to the originating contact of the originating contact list via the communication unit 117, Lt; / RTI > For example, the processing unit 121 may send an alarm message containing the currently measured biometric data (e.g., heart rate, blood pressure value) directly to the management server 300 and also to the designated specific alarm receiving terminal 400 . In this process, the processing unit 121 may establish a communication channel (e.g., a telephone connection) with the management server 300 and the like.

In addition, the processing unit 121 receives the motion signal via the motion sensor 107 and determines whether a motion error has occurred in the received motion signal. For example, the processing unit 121 receives an acceleration signal from the acceleration sensor and determines whether the corresponding acceleration of the received acceleration signal is greater than or equal to a set threshold acceleration (stored in the program or in the memory 115 as the setting data). The processing unit 121 may periodically or in response to an event from the motion sensor 107 determine a motion anomaly.

In another embodiment, the processing unit 121 uses a motion signal received from the motion sensor 107 and an impact signal received from the impact sensor 108 together to determine if motion anomaly has occurred.

If only the motion sensor 107 described above is used, there may be a problem of malfunction if the normal motion of the management subject and the critical acceleration exceed. For example, when the arm is suddenly lowered with the management device worn on the wrist, only the motion sensor 107 can be erroneously determined that there is a fall.

In order to solve such a problem, another embodiment of the present invention uses a motion sensor and an impact sensor together. For example, the processing unit 121 may determine that the corresponding acceleration of the received acceleration signal is greater than or equal to a set threshold acceleration (stored in the program or as the setting data in the memory 115) Is stored in the memory 115 as setting data), it is determined that a motion abnormality has occurred.

In the event of a motion anomaly, the processing unit 121 constructs an alarm message indicative of an emergency situation and transmits the configured alarm message to the originating contact in the outgoing contact list via the communication unit 117 via the broadband communication network 500. For example, the processing unit 121 may send an alarm message containing the currently measured motion information (or motion information and impact information) directly to the management server 300 and also to the specified specific alarm receiving terminal 400 have. In this process, the processing unit 121 can establish a communication channel (e.g., a telephone connection) with the management server 300 and the like.

In addition, following the transmission of the alarm message to the broadband network 500 (the management server 300 or the specific alarm receiving terminal 400), the processing unit 121 may make a telephone call via the broadband communication network 500, Lt; / RTI > The processing unit 121 identifies the called telephone number and determines whether the identified telephone number is present in the auto-called telephone number list. When the telephone number included in the automatic incoming telephone number list is included, the processing unit 121 transmits an incoming request (input) of the management subject (that is, the elderly person) to the telephone ring tones within the designated number of times , For example, a button provided in the management device 100).

If the incoming request is not made by the management subject, the processing unit 121 automatically makes a telephone call to make a dial-up connection. After the telephone connection, the processing unit 121 encodes the voice signal and the video signal through the microphone 109 and the image sensing unit 113, and transmits the encoded voice and image data to a device The management server 300, the alarm receiving terminal 400, and the like). In addition, the processing unit 121 can receive voice data from the telephone-connected device through the broadband communication network 500 and output the received voice data through the speaker 111. [

According to one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily determine whether or not an emergency situation has occurred by using the automatic call receiving function provided by the management device, thereby reducing unnecessary follow-up actions and responding to an actual emergency situation more effectively It is effective. It may be necessary to first check whether or not the emergency situation exists before dispatching. However, due to various reasons such as immaturity of operation, difficulty in operation, and the like, the elderly person can not perform an operation for receiving a call or may not receive a call. To increase the likelihood of confirmation and reduce dispatch errors and frequency.

In addition, the processing unit 121 can set a normal living range through the living body signal measurement sensor 103, store the set normal living range in the memory 115, and transmit the stored normal living range to the management server 300. In a state where the management subject wears the management device 100, the processing unit 121 converts the biomedical signal into corresponding biomedical data through the biomedical signal measurement sensor 103 and determines a normal biomedical range including the converted biomedical data do.

For example, the processing unit 121 converts a plurality of heartbeat bio-signals from a heart-rate measuring sensor into heartbeats, which are biometric data, a plurality of times. The processing unit 121 determines a reference heart rate that is a reference biometric value at the converted heart rate. The reference heart rate may be an average value determined using a plurality of heart rates, an average value of the heart rate filtered based on the heart rate value, and the like. The processing unit 121 determines a normal heart rate range, which is a normal living body range including the determined reference heart rate and reflects the age and body characteristics of the subject, stores the determined normal heart rate range in the memory 115, And transmits it via the communication unit 117.

For example, the processing unit 121 converts a plurality of blood pressure bio-signals from the blood pressure measurement sensor into blood pressure values that are biometric data a plurality of times. The processing unit 121 determines a reference blood pressure value which is a reference biometric value at the converted blood pressure value. The reference blood pressure value may be an average value determined using a plurality of blood pressure values, an average value of the blood pressure values filtered according to the value of the blood pressure value, and the like. The processing unit 121 determines a normal blood pressure value range which is a normal living body range including the determined reference blood pressure value and reflects the age and body characteristics of the subject, stores the determined normal blood pressure value range in the memory 115, 300 via the communication unit 117.

Here, the determination of the normal living range need not be made in the management device 100. [ For example, the processing unit 121 may transmit a reference biometric value and further collected biometric data to the management server 300, and the management server 300 may determine a normal biometric range. In this case, the management device 100 provides the management server 300 with the biometric data measured from the actual management object to be used for determination of the normal biometric range, and the management server 300 provides the biometric data, (The elderly).

4 is a diagram showing an exemplary control flow for the elderly care.

The control flow of FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a control flow using the first type device 100. FIG. Since the management device 100, the local management terminal 200, and the management server 300 have been described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 and the like, the duplicate content will be omitted here and the data transmission and reception will be mainly described.

First, the management server 300 sets various information (1) for managing the management object.

For example, the management server 300 forms a user entry together with the terminal (alarm receiving terminal 400) used by the guardian of the management subject. The management server 300 newly adds a user entry to the DB and stores the old user ID, the old person information, the old person management device type, the local management terminal identifier according to the type, the management device identifier, the alarm receiver identifier, The predetermined location areas, the normal living range, and the like, in association with the alarm receiving terminal 400. [

The normal living range may be set by the management server 300 according to the elderly person information, but may be configured using actual measured living information. For this, the management server 300 transmits a normal biometric range setting request to the local management terminal 200 through the broadband communication network 500 in the process of setting the user. The local management terminal 200 receiving the request receives the biometric data from the management device 100 through the local area network 600 a plurality of times. The local management terminal 200 determines a reference biometric value from a plurality of biometric data and determines a range including the determined reference biometric value as a normal biometric range.

The local management terminal 200 can determine or determine a normal heart rate range and a normal blood pressure range as shown in the management device 100 of FIG. The local management terminal 200 transmits the reference biometric values or the collected biometric data to the management server 300 like the management device 100 of FIG. 3 and the management server 300 transmits the reference biometric values to the normal biometric range . In this case, the local management terminal 200 provides the biometric data measured by the actual management object to be used for determination of the normal biometric range to the management server 300, and the management server 300 performs the corresponding management using the actually measured biometric data Determine the normal living range for the subject (elderly).

In addition, through the setting process, the local management terminal 200 sets the normal living range and the predetermined location areas of the elderly wearer in cooperation with the management server 300 by wearing the management device 100. For example, the local management terminal 200 receives a normal heart rate range and / or a normal blood pressure value range from the management server 300 or according to the measured bio signal, and receives the predetermined position areas from the management server 300.

As the setting is completed, the management device 100 starts to operate, and the management device 100 measures the bio-signal through the at least one bio-signal measurement sensor 103 and converts the bio-signal into biometric data do. In addition, the management device 100 constructs GPS data through the GPS sensor 101. [ Also, the management device 100 constructs the motion state data and / or the impact state data through the motion sensor 107 and / or the impact sensor 108 (see (2)).

GPS data, movement state data, and / or impulse state data via wireless local area network 600 as one or more types of biometric data, GPS data, motion state data, and / To the local management terminal 200 (see (3)).

The management device 100 is configured to repeatedly transmit GPS data and / or biometric data in a wireless packet in accordance with a set cycle, and to transmit motion state data and / or impact state data according to occurrence of motion abnormality, .

The local management terminal 200 is configured to receive wireless packets of GPS data, biometric data, movement state data, and / or impulse state data, and if administered (e.g., 1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, When the wireless communication packet is not received from the device 100, generates an alarm message indicating that the management device 100 is unrecognized and outputs the generated alarm message to the management server 300 or the like via the broadband communication network 500 do. Also, the local management terminal 200 may output a warning signal through the display and the speaker provided when the management device 100 is unrecognized, and output a warning to the management subject or the surrounding persons.

When GPS data and biometric data are received, the local management terminal 200 determines whether the position of the management device 100 from the received GPS data is within the predetermined position areas, and if the received biometric data is within the normal biometric range (See ④). Also, the local management terminal 200 determines whether a motion abnormality such as a fall, a fall, or the like has occurred through the received motion state data and / or impact state data.

If the management device 100 is out of the predetermined position, out of the normal living body range, or has a motion abnormality, an alarm message is generated to indicate it and the generated alarm message is transmitted to the management server 300 (see .

Upon receiving the alarm message, the management server 300 searches for a user entry belonging to the local management terminal 200 that has transmitted the alarm message (refer to (6)) and transmits the alarm receiver identifier of the searched user entry to the alarm receiving terminal 400 Transmits an alarm message or a message based on the received alarm message to the designated terminal (alarm receiving terminal 400) through the broadband communication network 500 (refer to (vii)).

Following the transmission of the alarm message, the local management terminal 200, the management server 300, and the alarm receiving terminal 400 can perform voice and video communication (refer to (v)) through dial-up, data connection and the like. Accordingly, the management server 300 or the alarm receiving terminal 400 can confirm an abnormal situation on the management device 100. [

5 is a diagram illustrating another exemplary control flow for the elderly care.

The control flow of FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a control flow using the second type device 100. FIG. Since the management device 100 and the management server 300 have already been described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, the duplicate content will be omitted here, and data transmission and reception will be mainly described.

First, the management server 300 sets various information (1) for managing the management object.

For example, the management server 300 forms a user entry together with the terminal (alarm receiving terminal 400) used by the guardian of the management subject. The management server 300 newly adds a user entry to the DB and stores the old user ID, the old person information, the old person management device type, the local management terminal identifier according to the type, the management device identifier, the alarm receiver identifier, The predetermined location areas, the normal living range, and the like, in association with the alarm receiving terminal 400. [

The normal living range may be set by the management server 300 according to the elderly person information, but may be configured using actual measured living information. For this, the management server 300 transmits a normal biometric range setting request to the management device 100 through the broadband communication network 500 during the setting process of the user. Upon receiving the request, the management device 100 measures biometric data a plurality of times, determines a reference biometric value from a plurality of biometric data, and determines a range including the determined reference biometric value as a normal biometric range.

The management device 100 may determine or determine a normal heart rate range, a normal blood pressure range, as described above. The management device 100 may transmit the reference biometric value or the collected biometric data to the management server 300 and the management server 300 may determine the normal biometric range. In this case, the management device 100 provides the management server 300 with the biometric data measured from the actual management object to be used for determination of the normal biometric range, and the management server 300 provides the biometric data, (The elderly).

In addition, through the setting process, the management device 100 sets a normal living range, a scheduled location area, an automatic incoming phone number list, and a calling contact list of the aged person wearing the management device 100 in cooperation with the management server 300 do. For example, the management device 100 receives a normal heart rate range and / or a normal blood pressure value range from the management server 300 or according to the measured bio signal and receives the predetermined position areas from the management server 300. The management device 100 sets up an automatic incoming phone number list and outgoing contact list in cooperation with the management server 300 using the alarm receiver identifier of the user entry and the identifiers of the alarm receiving terminals 400, .

As the setting is completed, the management device 100 starts to operate, and the management device 100 measures the bio-signal through the at least one bio-signal measurement sensor 103 provided, Receives a motion signal through the motion sensor 107, and receives an impact signal through the impact sensor 108 (see (2)). Reception of the signal is periodically repeated according to the set period.

The management device 100 converts the biological signal into biometric data, converts the GPS signal into GPS data, converts the motion signal into motion data indicating the degree of motion (value), and determines whether the impact signal is a degree / (Refer to ③).

The management device 100 determines whether the location of the management device 100 from the converted GPS data is within the predetermined location areas and determines whether the converted biometric data is within the normal biometric range and stores the motion data and / (See ④) whether a motion abnormality such as falls or falls has occurred. The management device 100 can determine that a motion abnormality has occurred when the motion data is equal to or higher than the designated threshold level or when the motion data is equal to or higher than the specified threshold level and the impact data is equal to or higher than the specified threshold level.

If the management device 100 is out of the predetermined position, out of the normal living range, or has a motion abnormality, an alarm message is generated to indicate it, and the generated alarm message is transmitted to the calling contact of the outgoing contact list (see do. The originating contact may be, for example, the management server 300 or a specific alarm receiving terminal 400. As a specific example, the management device 100 may transmit an alarm message to the alarm receiving terminal 400 or the like through a telephone call to a specific telephone number of the calling contact list set in the memory 115. [

Upon receiving the alarm message, the management server 300 searches for the user entry to which the management device 100 that transmitted the alarm message belongs (see (6)), and transmits the alarm receiver identifier of the retrieved user entry and the identifier of the alarm receiving terminals 400 (Alarm receiving terminal 400) or a message based on the received alarm message to the designated terminal (alarm receiving terminal 400) through the broadband communication network 500. [

Following the transmission of the alarm message, the management device 100, the management server 300, and the alarm receiving terminal 400 can perform voice and video communication (refer to (vii)) through a telephone connection, a data connection, and the like. Accordingly, the management server 300 or the alarm receiving terminal 400 can confirm the abnormal situation on the management device 100 and can take necessary measures.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. The present invention is not limited to the drawings.

100: managed device
101: GPS sensor 103: Biosignal measurement sensor
105: Wear sensor 107: Motion sensor
108: Impact sensor 109: Microphone
111: speaker 113: image sensing unit
115: memory 117: communication unit
119: antenna 121: processing unit
200: Local management terminal
300: management server 400: alarm receiving terminal
500: Broadband network 600: LAN

Claims (16)

A GPS sensor for sensing a GPS signal;
A bio-signal measuring sensor for measuring a bio-signal exposed through the skin;
A communication unit for transmitting and receiving a communication packet through a local area network; And
And a processing unit for constructing GPS data capable of specifying a position from the GPS signal and for constructing biometric data from a bio-signal of the measurement sensor,
Wherein the processing unit outputs the GPS data and the biometric data to a local management terminal through a local area network,
Elderly care device. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the bio-signal measurement sensor is a heart-rate measurement sensor,
Wherein the processing unit determines a heart rate in a heartbeat bio-signal output from the heartbeat measurement sensor and outputs biometric data including a determined heart rate to the local management terminal,
Elderly care device. The method according to claim 1,
And a wear sensor configured to recognize whether the elderly care device is worn or not,
The processing unit constructs worn-out data indicating whether or not the user wears a signal from a signal from the wear sensor, and transmits the worn-out data to the local management terminal through the communication unit,
Wherein the GPS data, the biometric data, and the wear status data are periodically transmitted to a local management terminal through a communication unit,
Elderly care device. A device for managing a senior citizen to be worn on a wrist,
A GPS sensor for sensing a GPS signal;
A bio-signal measuring sensor for measuring a bio-signal exposed through the skin;
A communication unit for transmitting and receiving a wireless packet through a broadband communication network;
A motion sensor capable of measuring a motion of the elderly care apparatus;
A memory for storing normal body regions, predetermined position regions; And
Determines the location of the elder care management device from the GPS signal, determines whether the specified location is within the predetermined location areas, converts the biosignal into biometric data, determines whether biometric data is within a normal biometric range, And a processing unit for determining a motion error from the in-signal,
Wherein the processing unit transmits an alarm message to the broadband communication network via the communication unit when the specified position is out of the predetermined position or the converted biometric data is out of the normal living range or a motion abnormality is detected,
Elderly care device. 5. The method of claim 4,
A microphone for receiving a voice signal;
A speaker for outputting a voice signal; And
And an image sensing unit for capturing an exposed external image.
Elderly care device. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the memory further comprises a telephone number list including one or more telephone numbers to which an automatic incoming call is to be performed,
Wherein the processing unit is configured to automatically receive an incoming call when an incoming telephone number is included in the telephone number list when making a telephone call through the broadband communication network,
Elderly care device. The method according to claim 6,
A microphone for receiving a voice signal;
A speaker for outputting a voice signal; And
And an image sensing unit for capturing the exposed external image,
Wherein the processing unit sends voice and image data received through the microphone and the image sensing unit to a telephone-connected device through a broadband communication network after the automatic telephone connection is established, and transmits the voice data received from the telephone- Output through a speaker,
Elderly care device. As a senior management system,
The elderly care device of claim 1; And
And the local management terminal connected to the elderly management device via a local area network and capable of receiving GPS data and biometric data from the elderly management device,
Wherein the local management terminal sets normal biometric range and preliminary location areas of the elderly wearer of the elderly care management device and determines whether the position of the elder care management device from the received GPS data is within the predetermined location areas, And outputting the generated alarm message to the broadband communication network when the device is out of the predetermined position or out of the normal living range,
Senior citizen management system. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the local management terminal generates an alarm message when the communication packet is not received from the device for a designated time, outputs the alarm message through a broadband communication network, and outputs a warning signal through a display and a speaker,
Senior citizen management system. 10. The method of claim 9,
And a management server connected to the local management terminal through a broadband communication network,
Wherein the management server transmits the received alarm message to the one or more terminals designated to the local management terminal through the broadband communication network upon receiving the alarm message from the local management terminal,
Senior citizen management system. 9. The method of claim 8,
The local management terminal receives the biometrics data from the device a plurality of times via the local area network to determine a reference biometrics value from a plurality of biometrics data and sets a reference biometrics value from the determined reference biometrics data to determine a normal biometrics range of the elderly person wearing the elderly care management device, Value is determined as a normal living range,
Senior citizen management system. The elderly care management system according to claim 4, comprising the elderly person management device. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the elderly care management device transmits an alarm message according to a motion abnormality to a contact set in a memory provided through a telephone call when a motion abnormality is determined through a motion sensor,
Senior citizen management system. 13. The method of claim 12,
And a management server connected to the elderly management device via a broadband communication network,
Wherein the management server transmits the received alarm message to the at least one terminal designated by the senior management device through the broadband communication network upon receipt of the alarm message from the senior management device,
Senior citizen management system. 13. The method of claim 12,
The elderly care management device converts a plurality of biometric signals measured through the biometric signal measurement sensor into a plurality of biometric data and sets a reference biometric value from the plurality of biometric data to set a normal biometric range stored in the memory Determining a range including the determined reference biometric value as a normal biometric range,
Senior citizen management system.
The method of claim 4,
And an impact sensor (108) for measuring an impact of the elderly care device and outputting an impact signal,
Wherein the processing unit determines whether the motion abnormality is generated by using a moving signal of the motion sensor and an impact signal received from the impact sensor together,
Elderly care device.

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